LIGHT IN THE NIGHT! Community Summer Event Series

Hubbard Park 4942 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL

This summer BUILD, Institute for Nonviolence Chicago, Westside Health Authority and Austin neighborhood parks are working collaboratively to ensure there are safe spaces where community members can come together as neighbors. To accomplish this, we will engage youth, families and people of all ages in organized recreational activities like dance, yoga, and a variety of…

Free

Hoops On The Block

With support from LISC Chicago, BUILD is proud to offer our annual  installment of Hoops on The Block, bringing community-centered athletics to Austin and Humboldt Park, while “taking back” streets that have experienced violence, creating safe spaces for youth and adults to build positive relationships, and fostering a sense of community. This week find us at Simons Park…

BUILD Presents: The Black Table 2021

In celebration of Black History Month, BUILD is proud to once again present The Black Table, an annual event that brings together many of Chicago’s most accomplished Black leaders to share their stories with promising Black youth from across metropolitan Chicago. In the past, we’ve held the event as a luncheon at WLS-TV studios. This…

Virtual Sip N’ Paint Community Art Series

Join BUILD Feb. 12th for this awesome virtual event—to paint your own masterpiece! Turn your favorite room of the house into an art studio, as pre-sketched canvas and supplies are delivered to your door! The event will consist of 90 minutes of live art instruction on Zoom, with BUILD's Arts Academy Manager and Chicago artist…

$50

BUILD GALA 2021 “Chicago Can’t Wait”

Online

Check your mail for an invitation and watch this space for details about the May 19 Livestream Program, plus three unique Gala Pre-Events: one virtual, inviting you to join restorative justice circles on Zoom (Friday, May 14); and two in-person for the vaccinated and/or comfortably masked on the BUILD campus itself, (Saturday mornings 10-11:30am, May 8 and 15), for those who want…

Restorative Justice Summit “In Living Color: The Vibrancy of Our Communities”

BUILD presents Restorative Justice Summit "In Living Color: The Vibrancy of Our Communities" Restorative Justice activities throughout the Austin and North Lawndale Communities leading up into Memorial Day weekend!   Thursday 05/27 Michele Clark - RJ in the School (Police & Youth Circles)   Virtual Panel (6pm-7:30pm) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctd-mvrDMuHtYCpTeG63nv586yTinzvSvQ  …

Hoops in the Hood

With support from LISC Chicago, BUILD is proud to offer our annual installment of Hoops in the Hood, bringing community-centered athletics, while “taking back” streets that have experienced violence, creating safe spaces for youth and adults to build positive relationships, and fostering a sense of community. In addition to basketball and community engagement, Hoops in…

Hoops in the Hood

With support from LISC Chicago, BUILD is proud to offer our annual installment of Hoops in the Hood, bringing community-centered athletics, while “taking back” streets that have experienced violence, creating safe spaces for youth and adults to build positive relationships, and fostering a sense of community. In addition to basketball and community engagement, Hoops in…

Hoops in the Hood

With support from LISC Chicago, BUILD is proud to offer our annual installment of Hoops in the Hood, bringing community-centered athletics, while “taking back” streets that have experienced violence, creating safe spaces for youth and adults to build positive relationships, and fostering a sense of community. In addition to basketball and community engagement, Hoops in…

Hoops in the Hood

With support from LISC Chicago, BUILD is proud to offer our annual installment of Hoops in the Hood, bringing community-centered athletics, while “taking back” streets that have experienced violence, creating safe spaces for youth and adults to build positive relationships, and fostering a sense of community. In addition to basketball and community engagement, Hoops in…

Hoops in the Hood

With support from LISC Chicago, BUILD is proud to offer our annual installment of Hoops in the Hood, bringing community-centered athletics, while “taking back” streets that have experienced violence, creating safe spaces for youth and adults to build positive relationships, and fostering a sense of community. In addition to basketball and community engagement, Hoops in…

Hoops in the Hood

With support from LISC Chicago, BUILD is proud to offer our annual installment of Hoops in the Hood, bringing community-centered athletics, while “taking back” streets that have experienced violence, creating safe spaces for youth and adults to build positive relationships, and fostering a sense of community. In addition to basketball and community engagement, Hoops in…